Island retreat Enjoy life on an Irish island this autumn, with a two-night stay for two at Lusty Beg Island, Co Fermanagh, on offer via LivingSocial for €115 (reduced from €264.49). That includes a full Irish breakfast each morning, while 40 minutes of a relaxing Voya sea salt bath tr

Fancy a cheap trip to New York this November? SecretFlying.com is highlighting flights from Shannon to New York (via Newark Airport) starting from a cool €279 roundtrip. Flying with United Airlines, flight dates are available throughout the month of November. Once you’ve stepped

It’s the middle of September and there’s a bit of a chill in the air. Autumn (and winter) is on the way. If you struggle to heat your home during the colder months of the year, and you’re in receipt of long-term welfare payments or cannot provide for your own heating

Are you returning to third-level education or heading off to college for the first time? It’s an enjoyable time with greater freedoms (for better or for worse), with the chance to take more control of your life’s direction. It can also be a tricky time for your finances, w

Thinking of having your impending wedding abroad? The lure of sun, sea and sand can be tempting, but couples should be aware of the details when engaging the services a wedding planner outside of Ireland, the European Consumer Centre (ECC) Ireland has warned. In one recent case, an Ir

By Tiernan Cannon Faced with the dreaded sums of the bi-monthly electricity bill, many people in Ireland have or will consider switching over to prepay power options such as those offered by Pinergy, PrePayPower or Electric Ireland’s Smarter Pay As You Go option. Prepay power op

Searching for a new house or apartment to rent can be quite tricky, particularly in major urban centres or cities. In Dublin, for example, there’s a lot of competition for free spots, with the average property in Ireland’s capital costing €1,741 per month to rent. But ther

National Heritage Week is back once more, aiming to boost public awareness of Ireland’s vastly diverse heritage from August 19th – 27th. A celebration of all that Ireland has to offer, from the natural world to historical walking tours, there’s plenty to do and see for fre

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Phillip Adcock, commercial psychologist and author of Supermarket Shoppology and Master Your Brain. Whenever I talk with shoppers and consumers, they always tell me that they are smart, shrewd and efficient shopping ‘machines’. A